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El Salvador People 1996

Population:

5,870,481 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

40% (female 1,165,152; male 1,200,759)

15-64 years:

56% (female 1,677,958; male 1,602,230)

65 years and over:

4% (female 122,368; male 102,014) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.02% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

32.39 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

6.19 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-5.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

38.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

67.5 years

male:

64.89 years

female:

70.23 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.69 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Salvadoran(s)

adjective:

Salvadoran

Ethnic divisions:

mestizo 94%, Indian 5%, white 1%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 75%

note:

there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador

Languages:

Spanish, Nahua (among some Indians)

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

73%

male:

76%

female:

70%

Labor force:

1.7 million (1982 est.)

by occupation:

agriculture 40%, commerce 16%, manufacturing 15%, government 13%, financial services 9%, transportation 6%, other 1%

note:

shortage of skilled labor and a large pool of unskilled labor, but training programs improving situation (1984 est.)

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